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This is the shortest version of the Yamasmṛti, containing 78 verses.
Based on The Smriti Sandarbha, pp. 2083-90.
śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||
atha prāyaścittavarṇanam
athāto hy asya dharmasya prāyaścittābhidhāyakam /
caturṇām api varṇānāṃ dharmaśāstraṃ pravartate //
YamS-78v_1
jalāgnyudvandhanabhraṣṭāḥ prabrajyānaśanacyutāḥ /
viṣaprapatanaprāyaśastraghātacyutāśca ye //
YamS-78v_2
sarve te pratyavasitāḥ sarvalokavahiṣkṛtāḥ /
cāndrāyaṇena śuddhyanti taptakṛcchradvayena vā //
YamS-78v_3
ubhayāvasitāḥ pāpā ye 'grāmya śaraṇacyutāḥ /
indudvayena śuddhyanti dattvā dhenuṃ tathā vṛṣam //
YamS-78v_4
gobrāhmaṇahanaṃ dagdhā mṛtam udvandhanena ca /
pāśaṃ tasyaiva chittvā tu taptakṛcchraṃ samācaret //
YamS-78v_5
kṛmibhir vraṇasaṃbhūtair makṣikāśvopaghātitaḥ /
kṛcchrārddhaṃ saṃprakurvīta śaktyā dadyāt tu dakṣiṇām //
YamS-78v_6
brāhmaṇasya maladvāre pūyaśoṇita sambhave /
kṛmibhuktabraṇe mauñjīhomena sa viśuddhyati //
YamS-78v_7
yaḥ kṣatriyas tathā vaiśyaḥ śūdraścāpyanulomajaḥ /
jñātvā bhuṅkte viśeṣeṇa carec cāndrāyaṇaṃ vratam //
YamS-78v_8
kukkuṭāṇḍapramāṇan tu grāsañca parikalpayet /
anyathāhāradoṣeṇa na sa tatra viśuddhyati //
YamS-78v_9
ekaikaṃ varddhayec chukle kṛṣṇapakṣe ca hrāsayet /
amāvāsyāṃ na bhuñjīta eṣa cāndrāyaṇo vidhiḥ //
YamS-78v_10
surānyamadyapānena gomāṃsabhakṣaṇe kṛte /
taptakṛcchrañ cared vipras tat pāpas tu praṇaśyati //
YamS-78v_11
prāyaścitte hy upakrānte kartā yadi vipadyate /
pūtas tad ahar evāpi iha loke paratra ca //
YamS-78v_12
yāvad ekaḥ pṛthak dravyaḥ prāyaścittena śuddhyati /
aparās te na ca spṛśyās te 'pi sarve vigarhitāḥ //
YamS-78v_13
abhojyāś cāpratigrāhyā asaṃpāṭhyā vivāhinaḥ /
pūyante 'nuvrate cīrṇe sarve te ṛkthabhāginaḥ //
YamS-78v_14
ūnaikādaśavarṣasya pañcavarṣāt parasya ca /
prāyaścittaṃ cared bhrātā pitā vānyo 'pi bāndhavaḥ //
YamS-78v_15
ato bālatarasyāpi nāparādho na pātakam /
rājadaṇḍo na tasyāsti prāyaścittaṃ na vidyate //
YamS-78v_16
aśītīryasya varṣāṇi bālo vāpy ūnaṣoḍaśaḥ /
prāyaścittārddham arhanti striyo rogiṇa eva ca //
YamS-78v_17
astaṃ gato yadā sūryaś cāṇḍālarajakastriyaḥ /
saṃspṛṣṭās tu tadā kaiścit prāyaścittaṃ kathaṃ bhavet //
YamS-78v_18
jātarūpaṃ suvarṇañ ca divānītaṃ ca yaj jalam /
tena snātvā ca pītvā ca sarve te śucayaḥ smṛtāḥ //
YamS-78v_19
dāsanāpitagopālakulamitrārdhasīriṇaḥ /
ete śūdreṣu bhojyānnā yaś cātmanaṃ nivedayet //
YamS-78v_20
annaṃ śūdrasya bhojyaṃ vā ye bhuñjanty abudhā narāḥ /
prayaścittaṃ tathā prāptaṃ carec cāndrāyaṇaṃ vratam //
YamS-78v_21
prāpte dvādaśame varṣe yaḥ kanyāṃ na prayacchati /
māsi māsi rajas tasyāḥ pitā pibati śoṇitam //
YamS-78v_22
mātā caiva pitā caiva jyeṣṭho bhrātā tathaiva ca /
trayas te narakaṃ yānti dṛṣṭvā kanyāṃ rajasvalām //
YamS-78v_23
yas tāṃ vivāhayet kanyāṃ brāhmaṇo madamohitaḥ /
asaṃbhāṣyo hy apāṅkteyaḥ sa vipro vṛṣalīpatiḥ //
YamS-78v_24
vandhyā tu vṛṣalī jñeyā vṛṣalī tu mṛtaprajāḥ /
śūdrī tu vṛṣalī jñeyā kumārī tu rajasvalā //
YamS-78v_25
yat karoty ekarātreṇa vṛṣalīsevanād dvijaḥ /
tad bhaikṣabhug japen nityaṃ tribhir varṣair vyapohati //
YamS-78v_26
svavṛṣaṃ yā parityajyāny avṛṣeṇa bṛhaspatiḥ /
vṛṣalī sā tu vijñeyā na śūdrī vṛṣalī bhavet //
YamS-78v_27
vṛṣalīphenapītasya niḥśvāsopahatasya ca /
tasyāñ caiva prasūtasya niṣkṛtir naiva vidyate //
YamS-78v_28
śvitrakuṣṭhī tathā caiva kunakhī śyāvadantakaḥ /
rogī hīnātiriktāṅgaḥ piśuno matsaras tathā //
YamS-78v_29
durbhago hi tathā ṣaṇḍaḥ pāṣaṇḍī vedanindakaḥ /
haitukaḥ śūdrayājī ca ayājyānāñ ca yājakaḥ //
YamS-78v_30
nityaṃ pratigrahe lubdho yācako viṣayātmakaḥ /
śyāvadanto 'tha vaidyaś ca asadālāpakas tathā //
YamS-78v_31
ete śrāddhe ca dāne ca varjanīyāḥ prayatnataḥ // YamS-78v_32
tato devalakaś caiva bhṛtako vedavikrayī /
ete varjyāḥ prayatnena etad bhāsvatir abravīt //
YamS-78v_33
etān niyojayed yas tu havye kavye ca karmaṇi /
nirāśāḥ pitaras tasya yānti devāmaharṣibhiḥ //
YamS-78v_34
agre māhiṣikaṃ dṛṣṭvā madhye tu vṛṣalīpatim /
ante vārdhuṣikaṃ dṛṣṭvā nirāśāḥ pitaro gatāḥ //
YamS-78v_35
mahiṣīty ucyate bhāryā yā caiva vyabhicāriṇī /
tān doṣān kṣamate yas tu sa vai māhiṣikaḥ smṛtaḥ //
YamS-78v_36
samārghan tu samuddhṛtya mahārghaṃ yah prayacchati /
sa vai vārdhuṣiko nāma brahmavādiṣu garhitaḥ //
YamS-78v_37
yāvad uṣṇaṃ bhavaty annaṃ yāvad bhuñjanti vāgyatāḥ /
aśnanti pitaras tāvad yāvan noktā havirguṇāḥ //
YamS-78v_38
havirguṇā na vaktavyāḥ pitaro yatra tarpitāḥ /
pitṛbhis tarpitaiḥ paścād vaktavyaṃ śobhanaṃ haviḥ //
YamS-78v_39
yāvato grasate grāsān havyakavyeṣu mantravit /
tāvato grasate piṇḍān śarīre brahmaṇaḥ pitā //
YamS-78v_40
ucchiṣṭocchiṣtasaṃspṛṣṭaḥ śunā śūdreṇa vā dvijaḥ /
upoṣya rajamīm ekāṃ pañcagavyena śuddhyati //
YamS-78v_41
anucchiṣṭena saṃspṛṣṭe snānamātraṃ vidhīyate /
tenaivocchiṣṭasaṃspṛṣṭaḥ prājāpatyaṃ samācaret //
YamS-78v_42
yāvad viprā na pūjyante sambhojanahiraṇyakaiḥ /
tāvac cīrṇavratasyāpi tat pāpaṃ na praṇaśyati //
YamS-78v_43
yad veṣṭitaṃ kākabalākacillair amedhyaliptaṃ tu bhavec charīram /
gātre mukhe ca praviśec ca samyak snānena lepopahatasya śuddhiḥ //
YamS-78v_44
ūrdhvaṃ nābheḥ karau muktvā yad aṅgam upahanyate /
ūrdhvaṃ snānam adhaḥ śaucaṃ tan mātreṇaiva śuddhyati //
YamS-78v_45
abhakṣyāṇām apeyānām alehyānāñ ca bhakṣaṇe /
reto mūtrapurīṣāṇāṃ prāyaścittaṃ kathaṃ bhavet //
YamS-78v_46
padmoḍumbaravilvāś ca kuśāśvatthapalāśakāḥ /
eteṣām udakaṃ pītvā ṣaḍrātreṇaiva śuddhyati //
YamS-78v_47
yaḥ pratyavasito vipraḥ pravrajyāgnir nirāpadi /
anāhitāgnir varteta gṛhitvañ ca cikīrṣati //
YamS-78v_48
ācaret trīṇi kṛcchrāṇi carec cāndrāyaṇāni ca /
jātakarmādibhiḥ proktaiḥ punaḥ saṃskāram arhati //
YamS-78v_49
tūlikā upadhānāni puṣpaṃ raktāmbarāṇi ca /
śoṣayitvā pratāpena prokṣayitvā śucir bhavet //
YamS-78v_50
deśaṃ kālaṃ tathātmānaṃ dravyaṃ dravyaprayojanam /
upapattim avasthāñ ca jñātvā dharmaṃ samācaret //
YamS-78v_51
rathy ākardamatoyāni nāvāyasa tṛṇāni ca /
mārutārkeṇa śuddhyanti pakveṣṭakacitāni ca //
YamS-78v_52
āture snānasamprāpte daśakṛtvo hy anāturaḥ /
snātvā snātvā spṛśet tan tu tataḥ śuddhyeta āturaḥ //
YamS-78v_53
rajakaś carmakāraś ca naṭo vuruḍa eva ca /
kaivartamedabhillāś ca saptaite cāntyajāḥ smṛtāḥ //
YamS-78v_54
eṣāṃ gatvā tu yoṣāṃ vai taptakṛcchraṃ samācaret // YamS-78v_55
strīṇāṃ rajasvalānān tu spṛṣṭāspṛṣṭi yadā bhavet /
prāyaścittaṃ kathaṃ tāsāṃ varṇe varṇe vidhīyate //
YamS-78v_56
spṛṣṭvā rajasvalāṃ yāntu sagotrāñ ca sabharttṛkām /
kāmād akāmato vāpi snātvā kālena śuddhyati //
YamS-78v_57
spṛṣṭvā rajasvalānyonyaṃ brāhmaṇī śūdrajā tathā /
kṛcchreṇa śudhyate pūrvā śūdrā pādena śudhyati //
YamS-78v_58
spṛṣṭvā rajasvalānyonyaṃ kṣatriyā śūdrajā tathā /
pādahīnaṃ caret pūrvā pādārddhan tu tathottarā //
YamS-78v_59
spṛṣṭvā rajasvalānyonyaṃ vaiśyajā śūdrajā tathā /
kṛcchrapādaṃ caret pūrvā tadarddhan tu tathottarā //
YamS-78v_60
spṛṣṭā rajasvalā caiva śvājajambūkarāsabhaiḥ /
tāvat tiṣṭhet nirāhārā snātvā kālena śudhyati //
YamS-78v_61
spṛṣṭvā rajasvalā kaiścit cāṇḍālair arajasvalā /
prājāpatyena kṛcchreṇa prāṇāyāmaśatena ca //
YamS-78v_62
vipraḥ spṛṣṭo niśāyāñ ca udakyā patitena ca /
divānītena toyena snāpayec cāgnisannidhau //
YamS-78v_63
divārka raśmisaṃspṛṣṭaṃ rātrau nakṣatraraśmibhiḥ /
sandhyobhayoś ca sandhyāyāḥ pavitraṃ sarvadā jalam //
YamS-78v_64
apaḥ karanakhaspṛṣṭāḥ pibed ācamane dvijaḥ /
surāṃ pibati suvyaktaṃ yamasya vacanaṃ yathā //
YamS-78v_65
svāta vāpyos tathā kūpe pāṣāṇaiḥ śastraghātanaiḥ /
yaṣṭyā tu ghātane caiva mṛtpiṇḍe gokulena ca //
YamS-78v_66
rodhane bandhane caiva sthāpite puṣkale tathā /
kāṣṭhe vanaspatau rodhasaṅkaṭe rajjuvastrayoḥ //
YamS-78v_67
etat te kathitaṃ sarvaṃ pramādasthānam uttamam /
yatra yatra mṛtā gāvaḥ prāyaścittaṃ samācaret //
YamS-78v_68
dāruṇā ghātane kṛcchraṃ pāṣāṇair dviguṇaṃ bhavet /
arddhakṛcchran tu khāte syāt pādakṛcchran tu pādape //
YamS-78v_69
śastraghāte trikṛcchrāṇi yaṣṭighāte dvayaṃ caret // YamS-78v_70
kṛcchreṇa vastraghāte 'pi goghnaś ceti viśuddhyati /
yo varttayati gomadhye nadīkāntāramantike //
YamS-78v_71
romāṇi prathame pāde dvitīye śmaśru vāpayet /
tṛtīye tu śikhā dhāryā caturthe saśikhaṃ vapet //
YamS-78v_72
na strīṇāṃ vapanaṃ kuryāt na ca sā gām anuvrajet /
na ca rātrau vased goṣṭhe na kuryād vaidikīṃ śrutim //
YamS-78v_73
sarvān keśān samuddhṛtya chedayed aṅgulidvayam /
evam eva tu nārīṇāṃ śiraso vapanaṃ smṛtam //
YamS-78v_74
mṛtakena tu jātena ubhayoḥ sūtakaṃ bhavet /
pātakena tu liptena nāsya sūtakitā bhavet //
YamS-78v_75
catvāri khalu karmāṇi sandhyākāle vivarjayet /
āhāraṃ maithunaṃ nidrāṃ svādhyāyañ ca caturthakam //
YamS-78v_76
āhārāj jāyate vyādhiḥ krūragarbhaś ca maithune /
nidrā śriyo nivarttante svādhyāye maraṇaṃ dhruvam //
YamS-78v_77
ajñānāt tu dvijaśreṣṭha varṇānāṃ hitakāmyayā /
mayā proktam idaṃ śāstraṃ sāvadhāno 'vadhāraya //
YamS-78v_78
iti yamaproktaṃ dharmaśāstraṃ samāptam ||